Data Source Connectors Available In Power BI/Connect Power BI With A Data Source

With Power BI, you can connect the data from an extensive range of sources. On the home screen, click Get Data, which will show you all the common data sources list.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

If you want to see more data sources, select More to open the Get Data dialog box or the Get Data dialog box directly by selecting the Get Data icon.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

In the Get Data dialogue box, all the data sources are placed under different categories, and there is a search option to find any particular data source you want.

For connecting, you need to select the data source you want and then click connect.

Connect to a Data Source

File

To connect with these data sources, you must provide the file's location.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

Database

You must pass the server name and select Connectivity mode- Import or DirectQuery to connect. You can also enter Port Number with the server name.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

Power Platform

You can connect data from different Power Platform services such as Power BI dataset, Dataverse, and Dataflows.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

Azure

Using the Azure option, you can connect to the database in the Azure cloud.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

Online Services

Power BI also allows you to connect to different online services such as SharePoint Online List, Adobe Analytics, Salesforce, Google Analytics, and Facebook.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source

Other

The below image shows the various options available under other category.

Data Source connectors available in Power BI/Connect Power BI with a Data Source


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